Gelada Baboon - Theropithecus gelada - Bleeding Heart Monkey

Ethiopia

 

Geladas are the world's most terrestrial primates—except for humans. As mostly grass-eaters, they are the last surviving species of ancient grazing primates that were once numerous.

Gelada males are larger and hairier than females. The leader male is dominant to all other members of his family unit, but is eventually replaced by a younger rival. The fights during these replacements can be vicious and noisy. A strict dominance hierarchy exists among the females in a family unit as well.

 

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